Growing up, my parents paid us kids for chores we did around the house. We always called it an allowance but now I understand it was more of a commission — we didn’t get paid unless we did the work. Regardless, when the highly anticipated payday arrived (yay, $1.50 in the BANK!), my parents wouldContinue reading “3 Ways Giving Impacts Your Soul”
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3 Strategies to Solve Paralyzing Decisions
This post contains affiliate links. Decision-making can really keep you up at night. In this post, I want to give you three strategies to solve paralyzing decisions. My sister, Atalie, recently decided to start working full-time in ministry. There’s a mission organization called International Friendships Incorporated that matches up international students with local families overContinue reading “3 Strategies to Solve Paralyzing Decisions”
Profound Impact List: Jim Stalder
I make a habit of writing blog posts about those who have been a major influencer in my life. It’s called my Profound Impact list. It’s my tribute to those who I have looked up to in life and remember fondly in death. The first one of these would be my grandfather, Clifton Raeke, whoContinue reading “Profound Impact List: Jim Stalder”
What Should I Do When God Doesn’t Work on My Timeline?
Ever wonder why humans develop so slowly? I come from a farm where we saw animals being born in the great outdoors. There were many early mornings our family would gather in the barn to watch the incredible (and absolutely disgusting) miracle of birth happen in our small flock of sheep. A baby lamb, allContinue reading “What Should I Do When God Doesn’t Work on My Timeline?”
Why I Don’t Live a Life of Great Faith
As my economics professor spoke to our class, she taught us a very simple principle: opportunity cost. That is, for every opportunity that an individual takes, there is something for which they’re missing out. If a man purchased a sports car, the cost may be that he lost the opportunity to put a downpayment on aContinue reading “Why I Don’t Live a Life of Great Faith”
Why I Haven’t Written About Faith in a Long Time
Two and a half years ago, I was entering my fifth and final year of college at The Ohio State University. It was a tough run and one way I chose to mentally process all my experiences was through writing. I found it a slow, effective process to put my thoughts into coherent sentences (whether or notContinue reading “Why I Haven’t Written About Faith in a Long Time”
No Time to Drift (and 4 Questions to Help Prioritize Time)
A new condition has surfaced recently called FOMO (probably not that recent but hey, I’m frequently behind the times). FOMO stands for “Fear Of Missing Out” and conveys in four words the reason so many of us experience priority issues. Take me as an example of the struggle. I have a hard time going toContinue reading “No Time to Drift (and 4 Questions to Help Prioritize Time)”
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